Toy pistol



I 1,660,175 Feb. 21 E S PEAKE TOY PISTOL Filed Feb. 2l, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l gwn/tot.

Feb. 21, 1928. 1,660,175

E. s. PEAKE TOY PISTOL Filed Feb. 21, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 E5. Pea/fe- Patented Feb. 21, 1928.

narran states EDWARD Si. PEAKE, OF WESTERVILLE, Ol'lIO.V

TOY PISTOL.

Application fixed February '21, 1924. semi No. eater?.Y

rlhis invention relates to toy firearms ot the type intended for the explosion ot' percussion caps.

The invention is an improvement upon the (le-idee disclosed in the patent to Adams, 859.032, granted July 2nd, 1.907, and maybe embodied in a pistol comprising an anvil, a hammer, preferably reciprocable and normally maintained in engagement with the anvil, a trigger for retracting the hammer from the anvil, and a 'feed pawl for intermittently moving a strip otl caps over the 'anvil to present caps .successively to the hammer.

An objectI o'l" the invention is to render the operation otn the pistol, so 'far as its mechanism is visible, very similar to the usual tire arm, and to insure the feeding ot the caps over the anvil, as the trigger is operated, without mutilating or buckling the strip.

A further object of the invention is topro vide a` firearm which may be readily operated by a comparatively light pressure applied directly to the trigger, and to elt'ect the feeding ot' the caps over the anvil by this same pressure, which is directly applied to the feeding pawl.

The invention also aims to provide a simple and etfective means t'or retracting the hammer, permitting' the latter to have a simple rectilinear reciprocatory movement, thus reducing` the likelihood. of the parts becoming relatively displaced.

Additioi'ial objects of the invention, such as the simplification ot the mechanism, the provision of a firearm which may be cheaply manufactured and sold, and the affording of acomparatively simple device, which may be readily cleaned and from which the particles of the exploded caps will be freely discharged, will become apparentas the description proceeds in connection with the accompanying drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:V

Figure 1 is a side elevational view. Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view with the parts in their normal posit-ions.

Figure 3 is a` view similar to Figure 2 showing the relative positions of the parts at an intermediate stage ,in the operation ot the pistol, and just prior to the releasing ot the hammer tor the explosion of a cap.

Figure s is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the relative positions ot14 the parts at the explosion of, a cap.`

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view on the line ot Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a perspective of the hammer, and

Figure 7 is a perspective of the feeding pawl.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed explanation ot the invention, the mech anism is enclosed within a. casing which is preferably formed in two sections 10, 1l held together as by a transversely extending bolt 11, upon the end of which is secured a nut 11. The casing has a barrel portion 12 and a grip or stock 13, the interior otl the latter being rendered accessible by a swinging vclosure 14 plvoted at 15 to the casing section 10. Upon the interior of the casing at the upper end of the grip, and preferably upon one of the casing sections, in the present instance the section l1, is formed a ver. tical wall 16 constituting an anvil, the top of the grip above the anvil as at 17 having a forwardly liar-ing hood 18 and an opening 18 directed toward the muzzle through which the particles ot the exploded caps may be discharged forwardly and away Afrom the operator.

Directly below the anvil, and preferably in the end ot the stock or grip, is provided an opening 19, through which a strip ot' caps maybe introduced into the pistol. It will be noted that the interior oit' the stock between the opening and the anvil is unobstructed so that the cap strip may be ted-over the anvil without bending the strip, thereby olfering a minimum ot resistance to the 'toeding movement. Moreover, the opening 1S) permits the particles of the exploded caps and the strip to drop by gravity from the pistol so that the burned particles do not accumulate within the revolver and interfere with the operation ot the mechanism.

Positioned within the barrel and movable toward and trom the anvil is a. hammer 20 having a. striking tace 21, which is maintained against the anvil by means ot' a spring Q2 surrounding the shank 23 ot the hammer and abutting a collar 24 thereon. The other end o't' the spring abuts one ol a pair ot bearings 25, 26 for the hammer', the bearings being -formed in halves upon the separate casing sections.' These bearings serve to direct the hammer in a substantially straight or rectilinear path so that the movement toward and from the anvil is a simple rectilinear one, which is preferable.

ltlfi The hammer is retracted from the anvil by means of a trigger 27, the lower-end 28`of which is rearwardly ,and then forwardly curved to form a substantially half loop. The trigger is fulcrumed upon a stud 29 on the rcasing section 11, yand has a forwardly and Aupwardlyprojecting end 30 abovefits vfulcrum carrying a stud 3l,serving as means for connecting to the trigger a drag link 32.

The link 32 is, preferably, pivotally mounted upon the stud 31, at one end, and-itsv free end has formed thereon suitable means'for gages substantially Hush with `the 'approxi-` V mately horizontal surface 37of the notch 36.

- lower edge of thehammer.

A spring 33 encircles the stud`3l and has one end 39 anchored uponthe endgof the ti'igger with itsother end 40 engaging the drag link 32 at-an intermediate point soA as tourge .the link upwardly to engage the hammer. The trigger is held in the position shown in Figure 14 by a substantially V- shaped spring 44 coiled atan intermediate point about the studf29 and having'its free Yends engaging the easing flange and the under sur-face of the trigger projection 30, respectively. The spring' thus serves to move the trigger in a clockwise position abou-tits pivot, this being limited by the engagement ofthe forward edge of the trigger, as indicatedzat 45, with the casing'iange. As the trigger is actuated, the upper end 39 moves downwardly and also forwardly somewhat,v first, serving to retract the hammer lfrom lthe anvil, as will be noted from an inspection of Figure 3. The spring 38 maintains the forward face of the lug 33 inengagement with a shoulder 35 and also the topsurface-of the lug in engagement with a corner 48 upon the movement of the end of the trigger `to which the drag lilik is connected being continued from the position shown in Figure 3, serves to pivot the-'free end of theA link about the corner 48 of the hammer andto disengage the shoulder 35 and theforward face of the lug,` thereby permitting the spring 22 to throw the1 hammer against the anvil.

lRelease of the trigger then permits the spring 4l to return the same to normal position shown in Figure 2.

lIt. will be yapparent that the drag link isy bodilyv moved forwardly within the casing bythe trigger, and that at thesame time the' end of the linkconnected'to the trigger 1s drawn downwardly orlaterally with respect to the path of movement of the hammer. During this movement, the spring 38 The downward maintainsthe Vtop surfaceof the lug 33 inV engagement with the corner 48 of the hainmer so that as the downward or lateral move-A vmenty of the end, .which is connected to the trigger, progresses the corner 48serves. as a center or axis of pivotal movement of the linkuntil the lugand shoulder 35 are disengaged, thereby perinitting the spring to throw the hammer against the cap upon the anvil.

The action ofthe trigger'and linkinie-f surface 35. ofthe shoulder, 'moves across vthis surface, and the Vfree end of the link is thereby maintained depressed by the shoul- .der untilthe link reaches the positionV shown in Figure 2.

"The invention contemplates the automatic. feedingV of the strip of-caps across the facer of the anvil to present caps successively toV The caps may .be einployed in the form of a roll as shown inthe the firing lface 2l.

patentfto Adams, referred to, in which event.v a suitable. support within the stock wouldA be provided. Preferably, however, the strip is fed into the stock iny lengths of tenor twelve caps uniformly vspaced apart, av strip of'caps C being shown, for example, in Figure 2. vfeeding pawl 5,0 has a finger piece 5l}. osit1oned besidey and slightly forwardly Aof the trigger when the parts are Vin normal position (Fig. 2) and the pawl is connected to the trigger, as by means of a hook 52 upon the triggerprojecting througha loop Y53 upon the-end of the pawl finger piece 5l.

Referring toFigure 8, it will be noted that bottom i the pawl, at the connecting loop 53 in the ,i

present instance, overlaps the-trigger so that pressure upon the pawl is necessarily applied during the initial stages of the pawl movement to the trigger. The connection be-l tween the Ytwo is a loose one, permitting the pawlv to move relative to the trigger to the desired extent, as the latter is actuated, and when the parts reach the position shown in Figure 2, the pawl finger piece and trigger are vboth directly engaged so that the pressure is applied directly to the trigger, thereby rendering unnecessary to the feeding pawl in vorderV to actuate the trigger in opposition to the trigger spring, the resistance ofwhich gradually increases, The en d of the pawl 50. is press-ed against the strip of caps upon the tion of the trigger movement carriestthe pawl upwardly in apath approximately par# By positionincreased pressure anvil and continua-` trigger, it is not necessary to increase the pressure upon the pawl as the feeding movement progresses and as the resistance of the spring l increases. When the finger piece of the pawl and the trigger are side by side, as shown in Figure 2, continued movement of the trigger is accomplished by direct pressure upon the trigger' and'not through the paivl.

Asindicated in Figure 2, the pawl has' moved the cap strip a sufficient distance to carry a cap into horizontal alignment with the face of the hammer, and the hammer is about'to be released. It is desirable to preventthe continuation of the feeding movemeut after the hammer engages the cap, for the reason that any further movement of the strip would buckle and mutilate the same, since the strip isl clamped betweenhammer and the anvil. In order to 'prevent a feedine` action by the pavvl after the hammer has eX- ploded the cap, means is provided for carri.- ing the end of the pawl away from the fr c of the anvil and strip when the latter lc'# been moved the necessary distance over the face of the anvil. For this purpose a projecting lug 56 is positioned in the path of the paivl, and as the latter is moved upwardly, a recess 57 cut inwardly from one edge passes over the projection. The projection being inclined at an angle to the face of the anvil serves to direct the pawl away from the latter, as indicated in Figure 4l. Upon the return movement of the trigger and the actuation of the return spring Alli, the pressure upon the pawl having been relieved, the end of the same rests lightly upon the cap Vstrip and does not tend to carrythe strip downwardly, the strip being held in position by the hammer engaging the portions of the same around the exploded cap.

lVhen in the position shown in Figure 2 prior to operation. the pawl is supported by means of a lug 58 upon the interior of the casing'.

rllhe feeding construction provided permits direct pressure both upon the trigger and the feeding pavvl instead of actuation of the trigger through the medium of the paivl or vice versa. The .provision of the spring for returnin(r the trigger to,` normal position instead .of relying upon the operator avoids the danger of any pressure being placei upon the paivl as the latter descends,4 since any Weight upon the pawlurging the same against the face of the anvil in the payvl return movement would quickly mutilate and destroy the strip, or at least carry the same out of position.

I claim:

l. A .toy firearm comprising an anvil, a hammer, a trigger for actuating the hammer, said trigger having a manually engageable portion for actuation thereof, and a feeding pawl loosely connnected to the trigger and having a portion adapted to be manually engaged, vWhen the trigger is actuated, to press the pawl against the anvil, the said paWl operating automatically upon movement of the trigger to feed av strip of caps over the anvil.

2. A toy firearm comprising un anvil,A a

reciprocable hammer, means for guiding said hammer, a trigger for actuating the hammer, said trigger having a Vportion directly engagealole for actuation thereof, and a feeding paWl loosely connected to the trigger and having a portion adapted to be manually engaged, when the the trigger is actuated, to press the paxvl against the anvil, the said paul operating automatically upon movement of the trigger to feed a strip of caps over the anvil.

3. A toy firearm comprising an anvil, a reciproeable hammer, means for guiding said-hammer and preventing movement of the same latterally With respect to its path of reciprocation, a 4trigger for actuating the hammer, said trigger having a portion directly engageable for actuation thereof, and a feeding paivl loosely connected to the trigger, and having a portion adapted to be manually engaged, When the trigger is actu-v ated, to press the paivl againstthe anvil, the said pavvl operating automatically upon movement of the trigger to feed a` strip of caps Vover the anvil. 'f

l. A toy firearm comprising an anvil, a hammer, yielding means for normally maintaining the hammer in engagement with the anvil, a trigger for actuating the han'imer, said trigger having a directly engageable fingerpiece and a manually engageable feeding paWl loosely connected to the trigger and movable relatively to the trigger into engagement with the anvil by the pressure exerted during the operation of the trigger, said pawl serving to feed a strip of caps over the anvil. K

5. A toy firearm comprising an anvil, a reciprocable hammer, means for guiding the hammer, yielding means for normally maintainingthe hammer in engagement with the anvil, a trigger for actuating the hammer, said Vtrigger having a directly engageable finger piece and a manually engageable feeding pawl loosely connected to the trigger and movable relative to the trigger into engagement With the anvil by the pressure exerted during the operation of the trigger, said paivl serving to feed a strip of caps over the anvil.

6. A toy firearm comprising an anvil. a rectilinearly reciprocable hammer, means for guiding said hammer and preventing moveinentof the same laterally with respect to its path of reciprocation, a trigger for actuating the hammer, and a feeding pawl loosely connected to the trigger and operating automatically upon movement of the trigger to feed a strip of caps over the anvil,

said pawl having a finger piece directly en-A gageable to press the pawl against the anvil whenthe trigger is actuated. l,

7. A Ytoy firearm comprising an anvil, a

hammer, vtension means for normally maintaining the hammer against the anvil, ay

y taining the hammer against thev anvil, a

' trigger for actuating l the hammer, and a feeding pawl having a finger piece posi\A tioned slightly forwardly of the trigger and adjacent the latter whereby the pawl maybe pressed against the anvil when the trigger is actuated,sa1d pawl being connected to the trigger and movable therewith to vfeed a' strip of caps over the anvil.

9. A toyfirearmV comprisingv an f anvil, a hammer, tension means for normally maintaining vthe hammer against the anvil, a trigger for actuating the hammer, anda feed? ingpawl having' a finger piece positioned slightly forwardly ofthe trigger and adja 'cent the latter whereby the pawlniay be pressed against theanvil `when the trigger is actuated, said pawl finger piece being connected to the triggerand movable therewith to feed a strip of caps overthe anvil.

10. A toy firearm comprising an anvil, a hammer, a manually 'engageable trigger for 'actuating the hammer,a feeding pawl' having a fingerpiece positioned beside the trig-V ger, saidl finger piece vbeing manually enf gageable when the triggerA is actuated to press the pawl againstr the anvil, and ythe pawl being movable with the trigger to vfeed a strip of caps over the anvil.

111. A toy firearm l,comprising an anvil, a hammer, a trigger for actuating the hammer, a feeding pawl having a finger, piece positioned beside the trigger and slightly I forwardly vof the latter, saidfinger piece being manually enga-geable with the trigger when the latter actuated to press against the anvil, and the pawly being movable with the trigger to feed a strip of caps over the A anvil. i

12.-A toy firearm comprisingr an anvil, va

hammer, a trigger for actuating the hammer,

a feeding pa'wl having aiinger piece positioned beside the trigger, said finger piece being manually engageable with the trigger when the latter is actuated to press the pawl. against theanvilv and t-he pawl being movable with the trigger to feed a strip of caps over the anvil, said pawl finger piece andthe trigger being connected to insure movement of the pawl'and trigger together. y

, 13. A toy firearm comprising an anvil, a hammer, a trigger for actuating the hammer, a feeding pawl having a finger piece positioned beside the trigger and slightly for-Y wardly of the latter, said finger piecebeing manually engageable withthe trigger when the latter is actuated to press against the anvil and the pawl being movable with the trigger to feed axstrip of caps over the anvil,

said pawl finger piece andthe trigger being connected to insure movement of the. pawl i and trigger together. y

14. In a toy firearm, an anvil, a hammer,a

triggerfor actuating the hammer, a feeding pawl connected tov thev trigg'ei` land receiving theA pressure exerted during the operation of the trigger .tofeed a strip of caps over the anvil and means for` directing the pawl away from the anvil in its feeding movement at an intermediate point in its path of travel.

15. Ina toy firearm, an anvil, a hammer, a A

trigger for actuating the hammer, a feeding pawl connected to the trigger and receiving the pressure exerted during the operating' ofthe trigger to feed a strip of caps over the anvil and a guide lug positioned in the path of travel of the pawl serving to direct the pawl in its feeding movement away from the anvil after al cap has been engaged by said,

16. In a toy firearm an anvil, a hammer, a trigger for actuating the hammer, a feeding pawlfor a cap strip actuated by movement of the trigger, said `pawl moving over the surface of the anvil, and means for moving the pawl away from the` anvil in its feeding` movementl after a cap has been exploded by the hammer thereby preventing buckling of the cap strip as the pawl continues its feeding movement. i

17. Ina toy firearm an anvil, a hammer,a trigger for actuating the hammer, a feeding pawl for a cap strip vactuated by movement of the trigger, said pawl moving over the surface of vthe anvil, and meanspositioned on the path of. thev pawly for v moving the pawl in its feeding movement away from the anvil fafter a caphas been exploded by the hammer thereby preventing b'uckling'of the cap strip as the pawl continues,` its feeding movement.

18. Ina toy firearm, a casing havingaV barrelportion and a stock portion extending atan angle to the barred portion, an anvil inv said stock portioniextending substantially longitudinally thereof, a hammer, means for 'actuating the hammer, said stock having an outlet and discharge opening substantially directly below the anvil to permit a strip of caps to be fed over the anvil from said open-V ingy in a rectilinear path and to permit gravitation of particles of exploded caps directly through the opening, the interior of the cas-l ing being unobstructed below theanvil `and between the saine and said opening. I f

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`19. In a toy lirearm, a casing having a barrel portion and a stock portion, an anvil in said casing, a hammer, means or actuating the hammer, said casing, having an opening' substantially directly below the anvil and the interior thereof being unobstructed below the anvil between the same and said opening whereby particles of exploded caps may gravitate through said opening.

20. In a toy firearm, an anvil, a rectilinearly reciprocable hammer, a trigger for actuating said hammer, a drag link pivotally connected to said trigger and operatively associated with the hammer to retract the latter from the anvil when the trigger is moved, said trigger `serving to rock the link about a pivotal point spaced from its point of connection with the trigger and thereby to Clisengage the Same from the hammer.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto eet my hand.

EDI/VARI) S. PEAKE. 

